I can transfer your video tapes to DVD. All kinds of video
tapes! VHS, S-VHS, Betamax, Video2000, Video8, Hi8, Digital8,
mini-DV Betacam and many more. See my web site at www.video99.co.uk,
even if you don't need any transfers it still makes interesting reading.

I have several web pages
concerning completely different topics, all of which I thought would be
quite obscure but in fact some attract
a fair amount of interest. This means either that there are a Hell of a
lot
of people browsing web pages for special interest topics, or that the
Internet
is full of Anorak types! My pages are:

There did
not seem to be many
pictures of Plymouth (Devon, England) on the Internet so I'm trying
to
make amends. Tell me if you like them, and if there are any more
you
would like to see. Features include Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth City
Centre, and Dartmoor. I get emails from people all over the world
who really like these pictures, so if you've ever lived near Plymouth,
do take a look. They can all be viewed in high definition
too.

There was a great little
car made in the UK during the 70's, called a
Hillman Avenger. They didn't get a particularly great reputation
because
they were so popular and did so much hard work that they often finished
up
shabby. But like all Hillmans, they are now collectors items and good
ones are quite valuable. I used to own one (and so did my girlfriend of
the time) and we loved them. Recently I was given another one.
Read my
Hillman Avenger page for some nostalgia, or heaps of useful
information for present day owners.

Beta (Betamax) video recorders always did out
perform VHS, and despite
the fact that they've not been sold in the UK for several years now,
they
still have a great following. In particular Hi-Fi stereo ones and those
with enhanced picture quality (Super Beta) are now sought after and
valuable. My
Beta video page also provides interesting information on other
video
formats - yes there are (and were) a lot more than VHS! Also with
information on how to obtain parts and service a Beta video
recorder.

Perhaps my
most obscure web page is about
BSB receivers, Squarials and all that. These were used around 1990
for high quality DMAC satellite reception in the UK, but alas Sky
killed them off. To my amazement, lots of people are interested in
this! What to do with
a BSB receiver...

Full of useful information
Description of a surround sound hifi and video system based around
an
Onkyo TX-DS575 Dolby Digital surround amplifier, Pioneer DV-525 DVD
player,
Sony MDS-JE530 Minidisc player, and video recorders Sony EVS9000E and
Panasonic
NV-FS88, amoungst other things. Includes reviews for many of the
major
components and extra information on the Sony KV-28FX60U and FX65
televisions.

I live in a lovely Devon village called Yealmpton, so I'm putting a few pictures and
details together about the place.

Don't ditch electronic stuff!

If you live in the South West of England, or
particularly Plymouth, please don't ever chuck out any electronic
stuff, especially if
it is fairly modern. I fix and play with all kinds of video, satellite
and
computer equipment, and can make good use of a lot of modern
electronics that
usually finishes up at the local dump. So if you are about to sling
something
out that is reasonably modern but no further use to you, please let
me have the chance to collect it. It's environmentally friendly
too! The other equipment I'm always after are Beta
(Betamax) video recorders.

On the other
hand, visit my
Virtual Loft full of dead, dying and finished-with stuff, to see if
there's anything you might need!

By now any reader might think I'm some kind of
geek.
Well, my friends would tell you that I'm definitely not! So there.

My favourite toy is a 1994 Toyota
Celica GT, which I've had since 1998. This
develops 172 HP from a non-turbo 2 litre engine. If you have one
of these or are considering buying one, have a look at my Celica
page for a few more pictures of it, and get some useful
information about suspension clonks and gearbox problems as these cars
get older.

If your computer is often left idle, like mine is,
please subscribe to SETI at home, uses your computer's spare computing
capacity for crunching of data received by the Search For Extra
Terrestrial Intelligence project. My username there is colin99.

I like to receive friendly email
from nice people! Spam however gets blocked.